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Pittwater to Coomera on a cat
Through the Facebook group “Sydney Sailing Crew Finder” I found Dave, who needed some crew to help him get his 40ft Fountaine Pajot catamaran “Pourpre” from Pittwater to Coomera. As he put ‘no previous experience required’ in the ad he got about a hundred responses in the first day, so the ad was taken down…
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A delivery with a difference – part 1
Those who know me know that I am always keen to build my offshore experience. My offshore miles are somewhere around 5,000 nautical miles, and this is something that I do need to sit down and calculate. What I love most about sailing is that it is a journey of learning that never ends. I…
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Fire in the hole!
or What do you think you should do if a fire starts on your yacht and your god has abandoned you? Did you know that 90% of fires start in the engine room, usually due to faulty or corroded electrical wiring – it only takes one spark! Did you know that fire expands at the…
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Living the Delivery life – Simone Hill
How did you get into this line of work? When the opportunity to join some yacht deliveries arose at the beginning of Australia’s COVID lockdowns in 2021, I jumped at the chance for a new adventure. Having grown up around boats in a sailing family and competing in racing on Sydney Harbour and up and…
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Plimsoll Mark
by Jeremy Clark, S/V Kai Rani The Plimsoll Mark is painted on the side of British Merchant Ships to indicate the draught levels to which a ship may be loaded under various conditions The Plimsoll Mark shows six loading levels, those for: This mark is accompanied by another consisting of a circle bisected by a…
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Marine Pilot Jon Drummond
A Cruising talk Jon did at MHYC in March 2023. Jon took us through the journey of how a Pilot guides the large commercial ships in and out of the Sydney Harbours, explaining the way they navigate using landmarks and navigational marks. He also explained some incidents that have occurred and what can be done…
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Cruising Rallies in the South Pacific
Presentation to MHYC Cruisers 17 October 2022, by John Hembrow from “DownUnder Cruising Rallies” and Viki Moore from “Island Cruising NZ”
